Carter Reads the Newspaper Reading Challenge

In what month is Black History Month celebrated?

• January

• February

• April

• June

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Carter's father James Henry was

• born into slavery

• from Jamaica

• a preacher

• an inventor

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Carter's mother Anne Eliza proved her bravery when she

• fought in the Civil War

• wrote letters protesting slavery

• did her sister's chores for her

• asked if she could be sold at auction in place of her mother

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Carter was one of _____ children.

• 4

• 15

• 2

• 7

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Carter's dad taught him

• how to read

• how to tell if bad weather was coming

• to be proud of who he was

• to find gold in a stream

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Carter learned about the wider world when he

• traveled across the country

• read the newspaper to his father

• played with his brothers and sisters

• joined the circus

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Instead of going to high school, Carter worked all of the following job EXCEPT

• coal mining

• farming

• singing

• trash removal

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Fellow miner Oliver Jones inspired Carter with his love of

• knowledge and learning

• protest and uprising

• war strategies

• science and mathematics

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Carter eventually returned to school and earned

• a scholarship

• a medal of achievement

• a PhD from Harvard

• a small plot of land

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Today, we celebrate Carter's legacy by calling him

• a great leader

• the father of Black History

• a famous musician

• the founder of the newspaper

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